miss soto just goes above and beyond every single day for our students and for our families. she helps to break down obstacles for our parents and assists them in gaining access to school, our community and their students' academic lives and sfg. >> she always has a smile on her face and consistently working to out reach to the under served community and meets the parents regularly and educates them on the high school enrollment process and how to support middle schoolers which is complicated and discussing all of their needs, without her, james and our community who would not have the support that it deserve and it needs and i am just so excited to be able to come and celebrate miss soto. so please give a round of applause for miss soto. [ applause ] >> congratulations, thank you so much. >> you are welcome. >> thank you. >> thank you. >> thank you. >> this is an honor. and i just want to say that as long as soto is every single family liaison here in the district this is our job working with the families every day. we are the liaison and we are the bridge between teachers,

it needs and i am just so excited to be able to come and celebrate miss soto. so please give a round of applause for miss soto. [ applause ] >> congratulations, thank you so much. >> you are welcome. >> thank you. >> thank you. >> thank you. >> this is an honor. and i just want to say that as long as soto is every single family liaison here in the district this is our job working with the families every day. we are the liaison and we are the bridge between teachers, family and students. and brings it to the district and the community and ceo and we are here to help and support working as a team for the main goal of the students and thank you for everything and this is for all of the family liaisons in the district. thank you. [ applause ] >> thank you. >> for the next item this is one of our favorites the annual student scholarship and awards presentation. and what we are going to do is call up the organizations one by one so that you can present your students. we would like to get everybody and get you all out of here before 7:00, so i am going to ask that we

jillian soto's teacher was a teacher killed at sandy hook. >> something needs to be done.ody else needs to die. no nobody else has to die because congress decides to sit back and let this happen. >> reporter: the family members are renewing their call for expanded background checks, but they face an uphill battle. in april the senate rejected a compromised plan that many saw as the best chance to get something done. >> we're here to say the momentum is undiminished, the passion is stronger if anything. we lost the first vote. but we're going to win the last vote. >> reporter: the national rifle association and some conservative lawmakers are against any expanded background checks. they say new laws would not reduce violent crime or keep our kids safe in school. tara mergener for cbs news, capitol hill. >>> in florida, the six jurors and four alternates in the racially charged murder trial of george zimmerman will be sequestered. so far, though, no jurors have been selected. zimmerman, a neighborhood watchman, is pleading not guilty in the shooting death of trayvon martin l

joseph deane, age seven, case, age 7, gracie macdonell, age 7, victoria soto, age 27., anne-marie murphy, age 52, mary, age 56, all killed in the sandy hook massacre. now speaking, my sister, jillian soto. >> on friday, june 14, it will mark six months since my older sister was brutally murdered in her first grade classroom. my sister vittori went to school that day to teach her first -- victoria went to school that day to teach her first graders and was faced with the situation that she could have never imagine. a situation that most people will never have to face. around 9:35 a.m., an armed man walked into sandy hook elementary school and opened fire and kill took 26 people within the school. 20 of the people were 6 and 7- year-olds, and six educators. one of those educators was my older sister. i am here today to remind congress what happened to my family, to remind them of what keeps happening in america. 5000 more americans have died due to gun violence since december 14. and there still hasn't been any federal action to protect us from gone violence. -- gun viole

jillian and carly soto. how are they?r sister, vicki soto, one of the 26 victims in this horrific shooting. a 27-year-old first grade teacher who they were telling me about this morning, loved to sit in her pajamas, wrap up in a blanket, watch a movie. loved teaching those kids. they feel brioken by the fact she's gone. one of the sisters, jillian, told me i'm an accidental activist. that's why she's here today at this event. it's put on my mayors against illegal guns. you see them behind me. they're reading off the names of all of the people in this country that have died from gun violence over the last six months. since the newtown massacre happened. they're kicking off a 25 state bus tour. 100 days long. here today they're calling for federal gun control legislation to be passed. i want you to listen to what we heard this morning from those sisters, jillian and carly. >> my family is broken. my mother lost her first child. my brother lost his older sister. it's -- we take it day by day. but our sister wasn't just, you

. >> sabrina soto went to a home in brooklyn to told you how to stage your house for next to nothing.ggest misconception is that staging costs a lot of money. really the truth is, if your place is in good shape, it's all by adding a few punches of color and some fresh flowers. less than $100 per room, i'm going to spruce this place up. when you walk through the front door, your potential buyer should be greeted with a light and bright space with no clutter. usual a console table is a catchall. listen, i get it. it's a little inconvenient, but everything has to be put away. my goodness. even if you have no budget whatsoever, cleaning can go a long way. when you're in the dining room, don't feel like you have to completely put out a whole dinner service. just a few fresh flowers is good enough. use something from another part of the house into a new space. no shoes out, ever, ever, ever. this is the christmas tree stand. just sayin'. so i spent nothing except for the cost of a few flowers and treats for the real estate agent and their guests. really it's about decluttering cleaning, and

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. >>> well, that was jillian soto, the younger sister of victoria soto.ies also met privately with president obama. the senate of course tried and failed to pass new background legislation, and that bill was worked out by two senators who had the strong backing of the nra -- trong -- republican pat toomey and joe manchin. in a shift the organization is going after manchin with a new tv ad. let's watch it. >> remember this tv ad? >> i will -- >> that was joe manchin's commitment, but notice manchin is working with president obama and new york mayor michael bloomberg. concerned? >> tell senator manchin to honor his commitment to the second amendment. >> manchin pushed back hard today, writing, quote, the washington n.r.a. could spend $100 million on ads against me, still won't make what they say true. if they were honest with their members, they would sigh that my bill protects second amendment rights, but enhances and strengthens them. unfortunately the leadership in washington has lost is way. while griving families show the humidity issue, of course, the

the soto family and how eloquently and beautifully they spoke about the tragedy and how determined they are to go forward. the father of lauren russo. peace on earth has to begin with us, in our hearts and in our communities. so i thank the families returning your grief into action. the grief is still there, but the action is essential. your unimaginable loss, turning that into unsurpassed determination to carry on. their agenda is non-partisan. we are not backing down. this is not over. in many ways we have begun another face on this fight. today the 5000 victims of gun violence since the newtown tragedy, these families and supporters are sending a clear message. let's honor the memories of every victim by ensuring that no other family is forced to endure such a terrible tragedy. for six months we have talked about a response to newtown. now we must act upon our promises. we must take inspiration from the families and he did moving words of the sandy hook promise. our hearts are broken, our spirit is not. we must pass legislation in the house and in the senate for gun violence preventi

soto's 19 republican men had jobs in mind when they voted to restrict women's rights yesterday.ned with jobs when he made those rape comments. here is a job, speaker boehner. get your story straight. but the gop women's problem doesn't end there. remember governor ultrasound, bob mcdonald? well, it looks like he is getting a buddy. governor scott walker is on track to sign a bill requiring all women seeking abortions to get an ultrasound. why? well, governor walker says i don't have any problem with ultrasound. few! i'm glad you don't. this comes days after democrats tried to continue debate on this very bill. but they were shut down by the republican senate president. >> call the role. darling? >> you're out of order. >> ellis. >> you're out of order. >> step down. you're not recognized. >> the question before the house is not debatable. call the role! >> something sought of order, all right. the gop's priorities when it comes to women. joining me now democratic wisconsin state senator lena taylor and lauren ashburn, editor-in-chief of the daily download. thank you both for cop

joining me now, clarence page and victoria defrancesco soto.u have for being here tonight. >> thank you, reverend. >> first to you in texas, victoria. what does the outpouring of support for this young man tell us? >> he is the pride of texas. sebastian is a reflection of the new tekz. he is a reflection not just of being a american mexican, but putting into the diversity of the united states. we talk a lot about the u.s. being a melting pot. and we talk about ellis island. but when we talk about this new generation coming up, latinos, this new generation of immigrants, that fuzzy feeling about immigrants starts to wane. and i think in the case of sebastian, we're seeing case in point when that ugly intolerance raises its head. but on a personal level, i feel the backlash against that intolerance speaks of the larger feeling in the united states of an acceptance of the changing demographics of our country. >> you know, it's 50 years since the march on washington, and we see this amazing backlash, this outpouring of support against the hate that

sisters of victoria soto asked for 26-second of silence. the city decided to tear down rick santorum and build a new school. the family of the victims push for new gun control laws. >> nasa is showing off some rare and new images of the sun and crazy solar flares. they are wonderful to see but it can mean trouble for your technology. abc7 news reporter indicate katie has more. >> the images are spectacular and scientists are excited. you may not be so excited if your g.p.s. leads you astray. this is rhyme time for the magnetic field to take a hit. >> you have been told for never look directly at the sun. here is the chance to do just that. soak it in. fountains of fire erupting. >> we have several missions that are look at the sun all the time 24 hour as day, seven days a week. we have images looking at different temperatures to show different layers of the solar atmosphere. >> scientists say we are expense, solar maximum. >> this is an 11 year cycle and we are near the height of actist. >> more sunspots me flares, more trouble for earthly

i mean, these are smart, be reasonable people, victoria soto's sister who is there who could be anyone'swho is a sitting member of congress, you know, they have already bent over in terps of compromising what their wish list would be in terms of a gun violence bill and there talking about trying to have congress do its job which is to legislate and compromise which is really the structure of our system. i think it was a very successful visit. >> is it your view, sir, that the program of disinformation that was run by the nra where they were suggesting that there was going to be a registry for gun owners and oh son, has this campaign been able to push back that kind of disinformation, basically the spreading of falsehood and lies about this legislation? >> well, certainly the polling seems to be steady as she goes in terms of the public's support for what i think most people think is common sense, that we should have comprehensive background checks at time of purchase and application for gun precipitations so that people with criminal histories and mental illness are not allowed access to

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. >>> well, that was jillian soto, the younger sister of victoria soto. who was killed at sandy hook. that's the daughter of the teacher killed. today the families also met privately with president obama. the senate of course tried and failed to pass new background legislation this spring, and that bill was worked out by two senators who had the strong backing of the nra -- actually the strong opponent of the nra, republican pat toomey and democrat joe manchin. in a shift the organization is going after manchin with a new tv ad in west virginia. let's watch it. >> remember this tv ad? >> i'm joe manchin. i approve this ad because i'll always defend west virginia. as your senator, he will protect our second amendment rights. >> that was joe manchin's commitment, but now manchin is working with president obama and new york mayor michael bloomberg. concerned? you should be. tell senator manchin to honor his commitment to the second amendment. >> well, manchin pushed back hard today, writing, quote, the washington-based nra could spend $100 million on ads aga

. >> that was jillian soto, sister of victoria soto, one of the teachers killed at sandy hook. >>> here some of the stories topping the news. in florida, 24 people recovering after the deck of a sports bar they were watching the nba finals from collapsed in the bay. >>> officials in louisiana looking into what caused an explosion at a chemical plant in baton rouge area. left one dead and 70 others injured. >>> a sad discovery, one of the fires burning in colorado. two people found dead in the garage of a home consumed by the black forest fire. officials say there were clear signs they were preparing to evacuate. nearly 40,000 had to flee their homes, and more than 350 homes have been completely destroyed. >>> a thumb drive, that's what officials say nsa whistleblower used to smuggle classified data he leaked to the news media this week, that's it, a thumb drive. they're supposedly barred from inside the spying agency. >>> in south africa, winnie mandela leaving the hospital where her husband is treated for a recurring lung infection. she and other relatives seen in and out of the hospit

thanks to people like you that come out and support us, we are able to get through this. >> carly sotou so much, carly, for being with us and i want to again extend my condolences. i know it has been six months but still so painful. so my condolences to you. >> thank you very much. >> carly, you were in d.c. this week talking to members of congress, meeting with the president. what did they say to you about efforts to bring back the legislation that would expand background checks? >> we met with president obama yesterday and vice president biden and they just gave very kind words telling us that change might not happen in the mechanics month or it might not happen in the next year but to keep on fighting and that they're behind us 100%. they're not going to give up, and neither are we. >> you and the other newtown families have been so tireless in your outreach. you started with meeting lawmakers back in april, including joe manchin who is one of the authors of the background check bill. what keeps you going, carly? >> knowing that my sister died a hero and knowing that i have to keep

thank you, victoria di francesco soto and governor ed rendell. coming up was it necessary to close shelters for victims of domestic violence, these are women looking to get away from dangerous spouses. is it smart for the government to cut spending for that kind of refuge? the unkindest cut, our latest example coming up next. this is "hardball," the place for politics. overmany discounts to thine customers! [old english accent] safe driver, multi-car, paid in full -- a most fulsome bounty indeed, lord jamie. thou cometh and we thy saveth! what are you doing? we doth offer so many discounts, we have some to spare. oh, you have any of those homeowners discounts? here we go. thank you. he took my shield, my lady. these are troubling times in the kingdom. more discounts than we knoweth what to do with. now that's progressive. >>> congressman ed markey is holding on to a small but consistent lead, persistent lead. actually, he's up in massachusetts. look at the poll. the suffolk poll this afternoon gives markey a seven-point lead over republican gabri

a playground is being built to remember victoria soto in her hometown of straford, connecticut.ited with saving some of the lives of the children. it's all part of the 26 angels project, building personalized playgrounds for each victim of the december's massacre in newtown, connecticut. listen to family and friends. >> a sparkling personality. and all those things are playful and colorful and happy. >> we are honoring the families and the children and the teachers who we lost in newtown in a way of healing and recovery. >> soto's playground is the fifth to be built so far. >> very fine honor in her memory. >>> george zimmerman's murder trial entering week two. his attorney speaking out. coming up, what he says about the slow jury selection process. >> and federal investigators on the ground in louisiana looking for the cause of a deadly explosion at a second chemical plant. >> and americans are returning to rvs. come on, really? >> it's true. >> but who's driving the market? >> i heard you are. >>> hi. first class james with task lifeliner somewhere in afghanistan. say happy fa

joseph deane, a seven, case, 7, 7, gracie macdonell, age victoria soto, age 27. 30,el, age 29, loren, age mary,arie murphy, age 52, age 56, all killed in the sandy hook massacre. now speaking, my sister, jillian soto. >> on friday, june 14, it will mark six months since my older sister was brutally murdered in her first grade classroom. my sister vittori went to school that day to teach her first graders and was faced with the situation that she could have never imagine. a situation that most people will never have to face. a.m., an armed man walked into sandy hook and openedschool and kill took 26 people within the school. were 6 and 7-le year-olds, and six educators. one of those educators was my older sister. i am here today to remind congress what happened to my family, to remind them of what keeps happening in america. 5000 more americans have died due to gun violence since december 14. and there still hasn't been any federal action to protect us from gone violence. just last week, more people were murdered in santa monica because a man who had access to a gun that was meant to k

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thank you, victoria di francesco soto and governor ed rendell.as it necessary to close shelters for victims of domestic violence, these are women looking to get away from dangerous spouses. is it smart for the government to cut spending for that kind of refuge? the unkindest cut, our latest example coming up next. this is "hardball," the place for politics. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] for dad's first job as dad. nissan tests hundreds of child seats to give you a better fit and a safer trip. snug kids, only from nissan. ♪ bjorn earns unlimited rewards for his small business. take these bags to room 12 please. [ garth ] bjorn's small business earns double miles on every purchase every day. produce delivery. [ bjorn ] just put it on my spark card. [ garth ] why settle for less? ahh, oh! [ garth ] great businesses deserve unlimited rewards. here's your wake up call. [ male announcer ] get the spark business card from capital one and earn unlimited rewards. choose double miles or 2% cash back on every purchase every day. what's in your wallet? [ crows

volunteers in the town of stratford nearby began building a new playground in memory of teacher victoria sotoll be filled with the fir trees and the pink flamingos she loved. a 24-year-old parlimpian fulfilled his dream today of pushing his way across the country. ryan chalmers cycled into new york 71 grueling days after leaving los angeles. chalmers was born with spina bifida air, disorder of the spinal cord, and used only his arms to complete the 3300-mile distance. still ahead, he's still in high school, but the programs he's create read helping kids all over the world. it was very painful situation. i'm very athletic and i swim in the ocean. shingles forced me out of the water. the doctor asked me "did you have chickenpox when you were a child?" the pain level was so high, it became unbearable. ♪ hands, for holding. ♪ feet, kicking. better things than the joint pain and swelling of moderate to severe rheumatoid arthritis. if you're trying to manage your ra, now may be the time to ask about xeljanz. xeljanz (tofacitinib) is a small pill for adults with moderate to severe ra for whom methot

directly into the service of leading american internet companies are getting access to personal e-mails soto's and to documents lead to court order has become the first to hard evidence of washington's a sweeping data collection program artie's unless the see it should has more. after eye popping news that america's national security agency has been collecting information on millions of customers of one of the country's biggest telecommunications providers of arisan further information of the extensive surveillance conducted by u.s. officials has leaked out nine major internet companies they include google of facebook yahoo microsoft you tube apple a.o.l. and pal talk have been used by the f.b.i. and the national security agency to monitor photos videos e-mails audio and all other sorts of information tracking a sweeping scope of individuals online activity as reported by the guardian and the washington post a highly classified program dubbed prism accounts for almost one in seven intelligence reports made by the n.s.a. to the u.s. president and congress now reports suggest that information ga

soto m sotomayor with justice kennedy. >> the court was looking at whether this group of proponents were the proper defendants to defend the measure. and that was a question as you said of standing. when we talk about standing, the lineups are often kind of unusual. because it has to do with access to federal courts rather than these kind of hot button issues on merit. >> conservatives tend to want to limit standing, right? >> often they do. the dissent was written by justin kennedy who made i think a very good point. that is even though the prop 8 sponsors did not get elected by the people and therefore don't represent them in some sense -- i've been arguing for years the prop 8 sponsors lack standing -- we have to find a way to make sure that elected officials don't get to kill initiatives because the initiative device, after all, is supposed to be a check on their authority. so if the government and attorney general can destroy an initiative merely by not defending it, that puts a lot of pressure on why we have initiatives and how it's going to play out down the road. >> the other big

for the state as it will provide american producers with more access to the chinese market augusta soto who's an expert on china says relations between beijing and washington will always be characterized by cooperation and rivalry at the same time china goes google and it is a phenomenon but we have to sued to the united states in the first place because they have a special relationship just as soon as to how it china's devices the size of the american economy in our four five six years time. by the two thousand and thirty will double the sounds of america's economy we all moved within the corporation and . i think cooperation with china is the beneficial for united states we. are trying that you would not have with these big companies that are growing and growing every year we have this move to nationals not only in the south if you have part of china but those sort internet very nice to see that for two of the most important companies many americans in a c. trump romans the most popular of the month so i think it is a beneficial next hour max kaiser in states however to look closer at

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si >>jillian and carlee soto led the moment of silence in newtown today. >> catherine: their sister vicky one of the teachers who died last december, she fought to save her kids, >> just like the other five educators. they fought to save sandy hook, and now we're fighting to save everybody else. the surviving sisters have joined with other victims' relatives in lobbying for gun control. some of them met with senators as well as the president and vice president this week, >>but their impact on capitol hill has been small. last april the senate tabled a proposal to expand background checks for gun purchases. on a state level, four states have adopted background checks. and five have banned high capacity magazines. far more states have looseened their gun laws. seven of them have closed their public records >> catherine: of who owns guns. judges in oklahoma and wyoming now can carry guns in courtrooms arkansas and north dakota now allow guns in churches. bring their weapons anywhere except schools. and kansas has made enforcement of any federal gun law a crime punishable by jail time and a f

>> and, poppy, connecticut recently passed sweeping gun legislation but i spoke with jillian soto.ton with some of the newtown family as lobbying members of congress and she told me she was frustrated because so far they have been unsuccessful in being able to motivate congress to really do anything. so, what has changed overall since the sandy hook shooting? >> that's a great point. frustration is felt here from those that want to see federal change. we haven't seen it, as you know, we saw that move to ban assault weapons and also to extend background checks failed in the senate in april. but i want to take you through what is happening in connecticut because very sweeping changes to gun laws and more than 100 guns added to their assault weapons ban and limited to ten arms and firearm sales. everyone who buys a firearm has to go through a background check including private sales and gun show sales and actually now, brian brianna, connecticut has the first nationwide state registry for anyone who has been involved in a crime involving a gun. brianna? >> poppy harlow in newtown. >>>

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president obama sat down to talk to vicki soto sister.ell me if you may, teresa, how did it go in washington, in particular meeting with the president? >> the president has been so supportive of our course and we're more than happy to work with him and vice president biden in their effort to pass common sense gun legislation. >> julian, you know, i totally applaud the president and the vice president's rhetoric on this. what i find hard to deal with is the complete lack of any action at the end of it. you must, as a group of families, feel pretty frustrated that here we are six months after this appalling atrocity which so terribly effected your families and nothing has happened. >> i do feel frustrated at times but sitting down with the vice president and president today i did feel -- you know, they talked to us and told us, you know, it'll take time but as long as we keep showing that we're not going anywhere, we'll keep fighting it, we're going to get somewhere. i'm confident in that. it's taken six months for this talk to get as far a

parents who lost their children, i spoke to the sisters of vickie soto, that teacher that was killed. i spoke to the father of that substitute teacher that was gunned down at sandy hook elementary. here is what he told me. >> what do you think lauren would want you to be doing now? >> lauren never imagined this would happen so i'm not sure what she would think. i think she would be proud of me of keeping her name alive and doing something to prevent it in the future because i can't imagine how horrible it was when she faced that gunman and having those kids around her. it was just like unbelievable. >> reporter: he is one of many in this town who are pushing for stronger federal gun legislation. he has been in washington along with other parents as recently as yesterday meeting with the president, meeting with members of congress advocating this cause. i did reach out to the nra to see if they had any statement in reaction to this event. i've not heard back from them. it comes from the national shooting sports foundation which is based right here in newtown. they wrote newtown is a sm

and soto do that, the family can do as much of the process as they can online but, in every city we'res that, the family can touch in wth. those teams consist of mediators with a background in the law nd counseling for child development and mediators with a background finance. melissa: i'm sorry. we justave a limited time. so i want to make sure our audience understands how that works. does that make that you call them on the phone or two to the office talk to you because you've done a whole bunch of work online and finish it off? >> yes, the family will start online. then they will meet with local professional as a divorce mediator in areas so think get support they need. melissa: does this hold up in court later on? >> sorry? melissa: does it hold up in court later on? gosh, i clicked the wrong box so my whole divorce is wrong. i clicked this. meant to today that. so as a result i'm not happy with these results and i want to go back and challenge it? >> that's why we use the technology and the team members that are in each of the cities we're live in now. and so, they couple will so

. >> reporter: that's a switch. 18-year-old penelope soto gets a round of applause. >> did you say --at was the first introduction with the teenager earlier this month facing a judge on charges of a controlled substance when she flipped the bird in open court. the judge responded in kind charging her with contempt. >> you did say that? i fine you in direct criminal contempt. 30 days in the county jail. >> reporter: she didn't spend 30 days in jail but five. after she tearfully apologized to the judge. >> my behavior was very irrational and i apologize not only to the court and you but to my family. >> reporter: he ordered her to a drug treatment program and released her. and judging from the latest court appearance, seems to be working. >> how are you doing? >> good, thank you. >> reporter: a kinder, gentler, polite young woman faced a the judge on monday morning and seemed impressed after learning she is regularly attending narcotics anonymous. >> that's very good. >> reporter: if she can keep up the good work, the drug charge will be dropped. she works part time and told the judge s